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Northwestern Football Team History

Northwestern Wildcats

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Founded: 1851
Stadium: Ryan Field
Capacity: 47,130
Colors: Purple & White
Coach: Ara R. Parseghian
Conference: Big 10-

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1875 <-- 1962 <- 1963 -> 1964 --> 2024

1963 Season Highlights

Ara R. Parseghian enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Northwestern.

1963 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 21	@ Missouri	23	12	W
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Indiana	34	21	W
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Illinois	9	10	L
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Minnesota	15	8	W
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Miami Ohio	37	6	W
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Michigan State	7	15	L
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Michigan	6	27	L
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Wisconsin	14	17	L
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Ohio State	17	8	W

1963 Season Totals
Record	5-4
Points Scored	162
Scoring Average	18.0
Points Allowed	124
Defense Average	13.8
Opponents Record	45-32
Conference Record	3-4
Home Record	3-1
Away Record	2-3

1963 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1963 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Illinois	8-1-1	170	96	Won 17-7	5-1-1	125	77	Peter R. Elliot
Minnesota	3-6	95	117		2-5	64	95	Murray Warmath
Indiana	3-6	151	188		1-5	89	139	Phil Dickens
Michigan State	6-2-1	148	63		4-1-1	95	43	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Ohio State	5-3-1	110	102		4-1-1	83	60	Wayne Woody Hayes
Purdue	5-4	119	149		4-3	112	140	Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Northwestern	5-4	162	124		3-4	102	106	Ara R. Parseghian
Wisconsin	5-4	150	124		3-4	95	115	Milton Milt Bruhn
Iowa	3-3-2	126	112		2-3-1	95	91	Jerry Burns
Michigan	3-4-2	131	127		2-3-2	91	85	Chalmers Bump Elliott

1963 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1963 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.